Joseph Hill "
Joss"
Whedon[*] (
[YouTube — Joss Whedon Serenity Intro]; born June 23, 1964 in New York City) is an
Academy Award-nominated and
Hugo Award winning American writer,
director,
executive producer, occasional actor, and creator and head writer of the well-known
television programs
Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
Angel, and
Firefly. He has also written several
film scripts and
comic book series. After finishing at
Winchester College in England, he went on to receive a film degree from
Wesleyan University in 1987.
Career
Television work
Following a move to
Los Angeles, Whedon secured his first writing job on the television series
Roseanne. After several years as a
script doctor for films, he returned to television, where he created four TV shows. He directed the 2007 episodes of
The Office entitled "
Business School" and "
Branch Wars".
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